Combined brush and scraper for shoes



A. LAWRIN Nov. 27, 1962 COMBINED BRUSH AND SCRAPER FOR SHOES Filed Aug. 15. 1960 mmmm INVENTOR. ALEX LAWRIN ATTORNEY United States Patent Ofifice Patented Nov. 27, 1962 Fiied Aug. 15, 1960, Ser. No. 49,508 1 Ciaim. (Cl. 15-112) This invention relates to household appliances and has particular reference to a device for cleaning boots and shoes.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the character indicated, which may be mounted permanently on a porch, or step, adjacent the entry to the house, so that a person may clean his shoes, or boots, of mud, or other debris, before enterting the house.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which serves as a combined scraper and a brush holder, which is constructed and arranged so that the shoe or boot may be brought into contact, first with the scraper and then the brush, upon a single pass across the device.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character indicated, which is constructed so that it may be quickly assembled and knocked down, and the brush may be separately removed from cleaning and the like.

Another object of the invention is to generally improve devices of the character indicated, and to provide a device which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture, and efiicient in use.

The foregoing and other objects and the advantages of the invention will become more apparent as the description proceeds, reference being made from time to time to the accompanying drawing, forming part of the within disclosure in which drawing:

FIG. 1, is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a building entrance, adjacent to which is mounted a device embodying the invention.

FIG. 2, is an enlarged plan view of the scraper and brush holder, shown in FIG. 1, with the brush remove-d.

FIG. 3, is an end view of the device shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4, is a side elevational view of the brush removed from the holder.

FIG. 5, is a section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6, is a section taken substantially on the line 6-6 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 7, is a section taken substantially on the line 77 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 8, is a section taken substantially on the line 8-3 of FIG. 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, it will be understood that in the embodiment herein disclosed, the reference character 11, indicates the wall of a building having an opening 12, in which is positioned a conventional door 13, and in front of which is a stoop 14, on

which is mounted the device embodying the invention. The invention device consists of two stampings, one of which is a substantially L-shaped member 15, which serves as a scraper, and the other of which is a substantially channel-shaped member 16, which serves as a brush holder, in which is slidably received a heavy brush 17. It will be noted that the upper edge 18, of the member 15, is only slightly higher than the bristles 19, of the brush 17, so that both the scraper and the brush may be utilized to clean the shoe upon one pass of the shoe over the device, preterably from the direction of the scraper to the brush.

The brush holder 16, consists of a single piece of metal, which is formed with a base 20, angular side walls 21 and 22, a vertical end wall 23, and a pair of ears 24 and 25, which are perforated to receive the lag screws 26 and 27, with which the device is secured to the stoop 14. The base plate 20, is provided with other apertures for receiving additional mounting screws or the like 28, for securing the device to the stoop 14. The horizontal leg 29 (FIG. 7), of the scraper member 15, is also provided with an aperture 30 (FIG. 7), for receiving a lag screw 30, or the like for helping to attach the member 15, to the steep 14. The horizontal leg 29, of the member 15, preferably rests on top of the ears 24 and 25 of the brush holder, and is provided with depending projections 31, which compensate for the thickness of the metal comprising the ears 24 and 25 of the member 16.

It will be noted that the side walls of the brush 17, are beveled as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, so that the brush may be received end-Wise in the brush holder 16. This enables me to quickly install and remove the brush for cleaning, and the like.

It is believed that the operation of the device is obvious from the foregoing description.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character described comprising a channel member having one end wall and angular side walls for endwise receiving there between the back of a brush, lateral ears at one side of said channel member and an L-shaped member having its horizontal leg adjustably attached to the ears of said channel member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 864,316 Lloyd Aug. 27, 1907 1,132,646 Bauman Mar. 23, 1915 1,767,109 Zucker June 24, 1930 2,857,173 Benander Oct. 21, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS 128,770 Austria June 25, 1932 

